Singing Bones
by The Handsome Family
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The Handsome Family bestography
Singing Bones is ranked 2nd best out of 12 albums by The Handsome Family on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Handsome Family is Through The Trees which is ranked number 9437 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 128.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Singing Bones track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Singing Bones rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  desh79 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2003 | 38/100 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Igtonumama | Top 100 Music Albums of 2003 | 34/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | davidhuret | Top 15 Music Albums of 2003 | 15/15 | 0 |
| 2025 |  Tamthebam | Top 99 Music Albums of 2003 | 68/99 | 2 |
| 2024 |  NoisyBeast | Top 100 Music Albums of 2003 | 49/100 | 3 |
| 2023 | AlienCinema | Top 100 Music Albums of 2003 | 86/100 | 1 |
| 2023 | cmoshier | Top 100 Music Albums of 2003 | 53/100 | 2 |
| 2023 | larryrrr | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 53/100 | 35 |
| 2022 | larryrrr | Top 86 Music Albums of the 2000s | 3/86 | 20 |
| 2015 | hedera | Top 50 Music Albums of 2003 | 14/50 | 4 |
| 2003 | Uncut | Uncut's Top Albums of 2003 | 14/70 | 4 |
| 2003 | Planet Sound | Best Albums 2003 | 36/50 | 2 |
| 2003 | Rough Trade | Albums Of The Year 2003 | 68/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 13 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 80 | |||
Singing Bones collection
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Singing Bones ratings
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av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 13 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 02/01/2025 02:41 | jnmayles | 2,089 | 73/100 |
| ! | 12/21/2023 09:24 | cicadelic | 11,951 | 73/100 |
| ! | 01/01/2023 20:27 | Igtonumama | 10,791 | 63/100 |
| ! | 07/26/2021 19:45 | NoisyBeast | 13,316 | 74/100 |
| ! | 04/18/2021 14:04 |  LedZep | 4,919 | 79/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.8/100, a mean average of 71.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.8.
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LedZep 10/15/2018 13:21 | #222566
Same reason, True Detective. But I find album to be very nice, eerie and beautiful. The Forgotten Lake, 24 Hour Stone, Sleepy are almost as good as Far From Any Road, and the album's pretty consistent.
I only decided to check this album out because of True Detective, and I have to say I'm disappointed that none of the songs come close to Far From Any Road. It's all pleasant and cohesive enough, but Far From Any Road is way more exhilarating, dense, and varied than the rest of the tracks. I liked the album, but I'd say you're far better off just watching True Detective.
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